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"The world’s first wooden wind turbine blades have been installed in Germany,
which promise to be able to produce than 78% fewer CO₂ emissions during
construction and reduce production costs by 20% compared to current turbine
blades.
Designed and manufactured by Voodin Blade Technology, a German pioneer in wind
turbine blade manufacturing, the laminated veneer lumber blades are a more
sustainable construction material than current materials and allows for easier
recycling of decommissioned blades.
While many wind turbine blades are buried underground at the end of their
useful lives, there are increasing efforts to make them recyclable. Danish wind
energy giant Vestas unveiled a new method of recycling epoxy-based wind turbine
blades in early 2023 that is capable of breaking down epoxy resin into
virgin-grade materials.
Similarly, another Danish company, Continuum, unveiled plans in January 2023 to
build six industrial-scale wind turbine blade recycling factories across Europe
and began taking end-of-life blades at the end of the year.
Despite these efforts, Voodin’s laminated veneer lumber offers a completely
biodegradable wind turbine blade that is nevertheless made from one of the
preferred choices for structural applications."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
